Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mauritius
Mauritius: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9582 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mauritius, 1972β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mauritius is 0.9582 GPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mauritius peaked at 0.9682 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5249 GPIA, in 1972.
Mauritius ranks 90th of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5249 GPIA | 0.5249 GPIA | 0.5249 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.693 GPIA | 0.693 GPIA | 0.693 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7814 GPIA | 0.7814 GPIA | 0.7814 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8943 GPIA | 0.8943 GPIA | 0.8943 GPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.9617 GPIA | 0.9582 GPIA | 0.9682 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 87 Ecuador 0.9693 GPIA compare
- 88 United Arab Emirates 0.9643 GPIA compare
- 89 Palestine, State of 0.9638 GPIA compare
- 91 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 0.9538 GPIA compare
- 92 Saudi Arabia 0.9503 GPIA compare
- 93 North Macedonia, Republic of 0.9491 GPIA compare
More education data for Mauritius
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6,144 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 107.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0049 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mauritius?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mauritius was 0.9582 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9682 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5249 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Mauritius rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Mauritius ranks 90th out of 133 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release